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Discussion: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
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 FlorinPop |
Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 16 2007, 3:05 PM EST Is it possible to convert an existing VMware image (OEL5 or Win XP) into an Oracle VM image? If affirmative which are the steps? 0 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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wcoekaer wcoekaer |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 16 2007, 3:50 PM EST Yes, on the server CD we have qemu-img which you can use. we will put up a wiki for this soon basically you can copy over the vmware disk and the config file and then create a new vm.cfg file and then convert the disk image using qemu-img 5 out of 7 found this valuable. Do you? |
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FlorinPop |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 16 2007, 5:12 PM EST Thanks for the prompt answer. I will give it a try next week. Now I am thinking at another scenario: is it possible to migrate an entire system(OEL5/XP), including OS, programs, files ... to an Oracle VM without losing any data or reinstalling any software? 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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bjrsousa bjrsousa |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 17 2007, 9:53 AM EST Hello, Perhaps the best way, to acomplish it , is to do a full migration from vmware VM to the Oracle (XEN) VM. A point of start could be http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/VMDKImage Have fun ;) 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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FlorinPop |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 17 2007, 11:35 AM EST Thanks Bruno, but I think your answer applies to my initial question. In the second one I was thinking if it is possible and how can I make a VM image from a real installation(OEL5, Oracle DB 10.2.0.3, APEX, and so on) that I have directly on hardware, so that I will be able to install OVM on the same machine and then to run the previous server installation as a VM in Oracle VM. Is this scenario science fiction? :) 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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bjrsousa bjrsousa |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 18 2007, 9:53 AM EST Hi Florin, It's possible indeed , but it's a rather tricky task. Anyway, you may take a look in http://docs.xensource.com/XenServer/4.0.1/guest/ch04s03.html and http://docs.xensource.com/XenServer/4.0.1/guest/ch02s04.html Have fun ;) 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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wcoekaer wcoekaer |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
Nov 18 2007, 1:06 PM EST so we need to put up a script for you but basically : copy the vmdk file and the text file of the vm description to your vmserver put it in /OVS/running_pool/<somenameyouwant> then do qemu-img myvmwaredisk.vmdk -O raw system.img then look at a vm.cfg and edit it so that you put the file:/OVS/running_pool/<somenameyouwant>/system.img in there as disk and change vcpus and memory to what you wanted it to be can you try ? 3 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you? |
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sergio_oracle sergio_oracle |
RE: Convert VMware image to Oracle VM image
May 15 2008, 9:51 PM EDT Note, you need to use the convert command in the qemu-img syntax # qemu-img convert rhel.vmdk -O raw system.img 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |